Larry Krystkowiak and the 2011-12 Utah Utes

[il Padrino Ute]

Great scorer whose career ended early 80's with a horrific knee injury. Played for the New York Knickerbockers. Or maybee it was the Nets.

He was drafted by the Nets and also played for the Knicks. In between, he played for the Jazz, the first year or two that the team were in Salt Lake.

[Goatnapper'96]

He played into the 90's. I remember having a Skybox card of him in a Bullets jersey. He played for a couple teams.

Never the same after he blew out his knee. I think he was averaging 28 ppg that year.

[il Padrino Ute]

Bernard King. I know this only because of my son's encyclopedic knowledge of the NBA from a certain era. I don't even remember Bernard King.

Tell your son thanks for teaching me some useless trivia through your post.

[Surfah]

Never the same after he blew out his knee. I think he was averaging 28 ppg that year.

He was an All-Star in '91 and averaged 28 a game.

[TripletDaddy]

George "Ice-Man" Gervin?

Did you have that cool NBA poster with George Gervin sitting on a throne of ice? Said "Iceman" at the bottom. Very old school. I think everyone had that poster even if you weren't a fan of the Spurs or George Gervin. For some reason, every 80s teen boy had that poster. Also necessary were a poster of some sort of race car and, if you were lucky, that poster of Heather Thomas wearing the pink bikini and her thumb is holding onto one of the sides of the bikini bottom.

ps 70s teen boy had the Farrah nip poster.

[hostile]

Uhhhhh dude, Robbie Benson played "Billy Mills" in "Running Brave." Kid won the 10,000 at the Olympics in Tokyo in 1964. Great knowledge of athletic accomplishments of Native Americans. I'll bet you are the type of guy who thinks only the Ute Tribe considers the drum and feather a significant spiritual symbol. Oh yes we Utes are so politically correct...We get the Ute tribe to sign off on the drum and feather we are so doggoned considerate and noble.....Billy Mills, remember the name!

Oh I knew he played Billy Mills. I just didn't remember Billy Mills saying "up your ass with a red hot poker." I do remember Henry Steele saying "all the way up with a red hot poker."

[LA Ute]

Oh I knew he played Billy Mills. I just didn't remember Billy Mills saying "up your ass with a red hot poker." I do remember Henry Steele saying "all the way up with a red hot poker."

As do I. One of the great lines from sports movies, IMO.

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[Goatnapper'96]

As do I. One of the great lines from sports movies, IMO.

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The next line the coach calls him a "pussy communist."

One of my other favorite cinematic lines.

[Goatnapper'96]

Did you have that cool NBA poster with George Gervin sitting on a throne of ice? Said "Iceman" at the bottom. Very old school. I think everyone had that poster even if you weren't a fan of the Spurs or George Gervin. For some reason, every 80s teen boy had that poster. Also necessary were a poster of some sort of race car and, if you were lucky, that poster of Heather Thomas wearing the pink bikini and her thumb is holding onto one of the sides of the bikini bottom.

ps 70s teen boy had the Farrah nip poster.

No but I had a full life-size poster of Robbie Boscoe measuring up as a Heisman Trophy candidate!

[il Padrino Ute]

Did you have that cool NBA poster with George Gervin sitting on a throne of ice? Said "Iceman" at the bottom. Very old school. I think everyone had that poster even if you weren't a fan of the Spurs or George Gervin. For some reason, every 80s teen boy had that poster. Also necessary were a poster of some sort of race car and, if you were lucky, that poster of Heather Thomas wearing the pink bikini and her thumb is holding onto one of the sides of the bikini bottom.

ps 70s teen boy had the Farrah nip poster.

I had that Iceman poster. I got it when I bought a pair of Nike shoes - back when Nike would include a poster with a pair of shoes.

I had that Farrah poster, but not the Heather poster. I also had the Lynda Carter poster with her shirt tails tied in a knot rather than the shirt being buttoned.

[Blueintheface]

Did you have that cool NBA poster with George Gervin sitting on a throne of ice? Said "Iceman" at the bottom. Very old school. I think everyone had that poster even if you weren't a fan of the Spurs or George Gervin. For some reason, every 80s teen boy had that poster. Also necessary were a poster of some sort of race car and, if you were lucky, that poster of Heather Thomas wearing the pink bikini and her thumb is holding onto one of the sides of the bikini bottom.

ps 70s teen boy had the Farrah nip poster.

That Heather Thomas poster was a must have for the 80's gentleman. I slept better knowing that she was watching over me at night.

[TripletDaddy]

No way in hades that my mom would allow girlie posters on my wall

I often marvel at the control Mormon puritanism had on my life even at an early age when I wasn't a member. Almost a type and shadow of things to come

[myboynoah]

He played into the 90's. I remember having a Skybox card of him in a Bullets jersey. He played for a couple teams.

He was on the Jazz until he got arrested for some sexual offense in SLC which I think was eventually dismissed. He left town and the Jazz shortly thereafter.

[Blueintheface]

No way in hades that my mom would allow girlie posters on my wall

I often marvel at the control Mormon puritanism had on my life even at an early age when I wasn't a member. Almost a type and shadow of things to come

My mother was and is a Progressive-Puritan. Mission President's wife, active in every way but anxiously awaits the day gay marriage is allowed in our temples (What this has to do with Larry K is anyone's guess)

[Indy Coug]

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